28 Best universities for Organic Chemistry in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 5M citations received by 156K academic papers made by 28 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#73 in Europe

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Organic Chemistry

#104 in Europe

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#108 in Europe

#324 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#141 in Europe

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Organic Chemistry

#169 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#177 in Europe

#483 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#372 in Europe

#1165 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Organic Chemistry

#443 in Europe

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1979

9. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Organic Chemistry

#449 in Europe

#1469 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#476 in Europe

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

11. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Organic Chemistry

#478 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Organic Chemistry

#503 in Europe

#1754 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#532 in Europe

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

14. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Organic Chemistry

#613 in Europe

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Organic Chemistry

#686 in Europe

#2735 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

16. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#716 in Europe

#2919 in the World

Founded: 1996

17. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Organic Chemistry

#739 in Europe

#3024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

18. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#743 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#781 in Europe

#3227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Organic Chemistry

#785 in Europe

#3255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Organic Chemistry

#853 in Europe

#3625 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Organic Chemistry

#863 in Europe

#3711 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Organic Chemistry

#914 in Europe

#3964 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Organic Chemistry

#961 in Europe

#4213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

25. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Organic Chemistry

#964 in Europe

#4217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

26. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Organic Chemistry

#1019 in Europe

#4516 in the World

Founded: 1979

27. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Organic Chemistry

#1190 in Europe

#5326 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

28. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Organic Chemistry

#1237 in Europe

#5560 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Organic Chemistry in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, and Coimbra.

Chemistry subfields in Portugal

Biochemical Engineering15

Chemical Engineering25

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry22

Inorganic Chemistry15

Materials Science28

Nanotechnology24

Nutrition and Food Science26

Petrology and Geochemistry21

Physical chemistry25

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Radiochemistry13